Protocol-based care: Impact on roles and service delivery

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 867-873

  Rycroft Malone, Jo ^a   Fontenla, Marina ^d   Bick, Debra ^b   Seers, Kate ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Case study; Evidence based practice; Guidelines; Protocol based care; Protocols; Realistic evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 55349102710     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01015.x     Document Type: Article

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